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Thank you everyone for the feedback. Oil change went well. My friend had some M14 crush washers for his Civic Type R and they worked perfectly. Kirkland 0w-20. Fram Ultra oil filter. Nothing fancy. Friend's car is pictured and my wife's CX-5 is in the back.

I’m going to be changing my oil at a buddies house but forgot to buy a crush washer. I know it’s not ideal but can I use the old one of should I stop by an auto parts store? Dealership is closed today…

223,000 miles on my dads 2006 Honda Accord. My cousin originally bought it brand new and we took over ownership inn2009… The first few years we only used Honda Oil and Honda Filters… I would say around 2013-2014 we used Castrol Magnatec for a few years and then the last couple of years we used...

No Spanish unfortunately lol. I'm a therapist and my wife is a soon to be doctor. 0 kids but hopefully soon. What about Fort Lauderdale/ Aventura/ Hollywood area?

For added clarity, I don't exactly mean Miami but rather that general part of Florida. Fort Lauderdale/ Hollywood/ Aventura etc... Yes, I've heard good things about Naples. What do you mean by it's hard to get? It's expensive, or do you mean they literally don't insure you? We're going to...

Life in Los Angeles is not the same as it used to be. The last 10-15 years has been rough and it continues to get worse for various reasons. Keeping politics out of it, the main thing is that it is so expensive to live here. My wife and I have been considering moving to Miami or another part of...

Currently at work. Pretty much the only time I check BITOG... I work in a hospital as part of the medical team. 71 year old patient just died, multiple health issues. It's sad but also makes you appreciate your life... Other than that, just reminding myself that I need a new engine air filter...

Quick bump to this thread and a response to shortyb... I like the idea of an extractor I had totally forgotten that was an option. The only issue is my wife's CX5 has the filter underneath the car. Can I get away with not replacing the oil filter this time? I have 1 year and 5000 miles on the...

Thank you all for the ideas!

I've always lived in a house for most of my life but the last 2 years my wife and I have been renting in Los Angeles (life is way too expensive here) due to career reasons. Well, being a car nut and obviously a member of BITOG... I do my own oil changes. What are my options for apartment living...

The Mazda is NA and the oil is SP Plus (Castrol Edge). I had to do some reading on this just now as I wasn't too clear on the API stuff.

Right on, I forgot that the first number is mainly for cold weather.

As the question says... I ask because I recently sold my 7th gen Honda Accord and I have like 5 jugs of 5w20 oil left over. If I had the hindsight I would've just given it to whoever bought the car. My Mazda uses 0w20 and I know a lot of you use frankenbrews and whatnot. At what point is it safe...

Thanks! I'm on it!

Hey BITOG family, I hope y'all are doing well. I've spent about a week or so doing some research on the matter but I can't seem to find a consensus on the matter. I'm about to hit 150k on my 2013 Accord Sport and I am getting ready to drain and fill the CVT... I know HCF-2 is what Honda is...